Ready to make pizzeria-quality pizza right in your own kitchen? This simple homemade pizza dough recipe is your ticket. Designed for home cooks, it requires minimal hands-on time and results in a wonderfully soft and delicious crust. In just an hour and a half, youโll have a versatile dough thatโs also perfect for strombolis and calzones.
Here’s How to Make the Pizza Dough!
What You Will Need
- 15 ounces or roughly 3 1/2 cups of 00 flour or all purpose flour.
- 1 teaspoon of dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon of honey
- 10 fluid ounces or 1 1/4 cup of warm water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of sea salt
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil divided
The Flour
The best flour to use is 00 flour. It can be found in most grocery stores and online. I have used traditional all purpose flour in the past and it works out fine. The usual way to measure the dough for this recipe is to weigh it. If you do not have a scale then the spoon and sweep method is best alternative. You can read about the spoon and scoop method on my measuring flour post.
Proving the Yeast for the Pizza Dough Recipe
Place yeast, water, honey, and half of the flour in a bowl and combine well. Make sure the mixture is smooth and completely incorporated. This will get the yeast moving and it can start feasting on the honey. It is important to have a comfortable setting for the yest to get moving. I usually place a glass of warm water in the microwave. The water will make a humid environment for the yeast. Cover the bowl after mixing thoroughly. Place the covered bowl into the microwave for 15 minutes. Don’t run the microwave while the bowl is in there! Place the bowl on the kitchen counter if your microwave is being used.
Mixing in the Rest of the Ingredients
At this point the dough is really coming together. After the dough has rested for 15 minutes, it is time to add the rest of the ingredients. Add the remaining flour, tablespoon of olive oil, and salt. Combine the ingredients and the knead for about 5 minutes in your mixer or by hand. I use a large bowl and spread the remaining olive oil around the bowl to ensure the dough does not stick while rising. Also the top of the dough needs to have some olive oil on it. You don’t want the dough to be dry. Cover the bowl with a piece of plastic wrap. Again you need a warm and humid environment for the dough to rise. The humid microwave that was used for the first yeast mixture will be perfect. Let the dough rise for one hour or until it has doubled in size. After it has doubled in size you are ready to use it.
Preparing the Dough for Baking a Pizza
I generally use a 12 x 16 inch parchment lined baking sheet for my pizzas. or two smaller ones if there are requests for different pizzas. Brush a teaspoon of olive oil onto the parchment. Spread the dough out with your fingertips. The dough will only go so far and will spring back. Once it starts to spring back, cover it and let it rest in a warm place for five minutes. This will give the gluten time to relax. After five minutes, finish spreading the dough out to your desired thickness. The dough will be ready at this point and you can start adding your sauce and toppings. Below is a picture from a Pizza night at my house.
Use the pizza dough recipe with the honey sriracha chicken pizza recipe or pizza rolls!
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FAQ’s
While traditional all-purpose flour works fine, the recipe recommends using 00 flour for the best results, which can be found in most grocery stores or online.
If you don’t have a kitchen scale, the “spoon and sweep” method is the best alternative for accurately measuring the flour.
Place a glass of warm water in the microwave to create a warm, humid environment. You can then place the covered bowl with the yeast mixture or dough inside the microwave (without running it) to help it rise effectively.
If your dough springs back, it means the gluten needs to relax. Cover the dough and letting it rest in a warm place for five minutes. After this short rest, it should be much easier to spread to your desired thickness.
This versatile dough is also perfect for making delicious homemade strombolis and calzones.
Easy Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
Ingredients
- 15 ounces 00 flour or all purpose flour or roughly 3 โ cups with the scoop and sweep method
- 1 teaspoon dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 10 fluid ounces water
- 1-ยฝ teaspoons sea salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
Method
- Combine the yeast, honey, water, and half the flour in a mixing bowl. Mix until well combined. Scraping down the sides and combining all the ingredients.
- Cover and let the dough rest for 15 minutes at room temperature.
- After the dough rests, add the rest of the flour, salt, and one tablespoon of the olive oil. Knead until dough is well combined and smooth.
- Place dough into a bowl brushed with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Cover and let rise for one hour or until it has roughly doubled in size.
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